Guernsey County Sheriff Deputies called to quell disturbance at Meadowbrook High School

BYESVILLE -- An altercation at a Marietta Road school resulted in a juvenile male being transported to the Guernsey County Juvenile Court late Thursday morning.

The identity of the juvenile male taken into custody by deputies was not released due to his age. He is reportedly facing an assault charge stemming from the incident that was reported to authorities at approximately 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

According to reports, a female caller initially advised a deputy at Meadowbrook High School needed assistance from other deputies due to a fight.

While deputies were en route, the deputy advised the situation was under control but he needed a deputy to transport a male student to juvenile court.

The deputy also requested medical personnel to check out the student and United Ambulance personnel was dispatched to the school.

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A deputy reportedly left the school with the juvenile suspect at 10:09 a.m. en route to juvenile court.

No additional information regarding the incident was available as of press time Thursday.

The incident remained under investigation by the Guernsey County Sheriff's Office.